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A Beer and a Game of Pool
With That Manicure?

We Test a New Breed of Salon
For Grooming-Conscious Men;
A Sweeney Todd Moment

By

Joseph De Avila

Updated Jan. 3, 2008 12:01 a.m. ET

Men looking for a decent haircut and shave have generally had two options: Head to the local barber or brave a female-focused beauty salon. Now, some new shops for men aim to offer salon pampering in a guy-centric environment -- complete with ESPN and scotch.

These manly salons also allow men to indulge in treatments once taboo, such as manicures and facials -- but all with a distinctly male tenor. Instead of pastel-colored walls,...